Seminar Workshop: forgiveness, reconciliation and peace to Colombia

Pereira (Colombia), 04/03/2017, Sr. Marierka Milagros Santana.- Sr. Liliana Franco, from the Company of Mary and Chair of the Conference of Religious in Colombia (CRC), along with the Father Álvaro Betancourt, diocesan priest, guided the workshop that took place on April 01- 02, in the City of Pereira, Colombia, at De la Salle Brothers’ school. On April first, at 9:30 in the morning, religious men and women, and laity committed arrived at La Salle School, to participate in the workshop.

Haiti: Outing at the beach, a time for integration

Puerto Príncipe (Haiti), 04/21/2017, Sr. María Consuelo Gómez Botero.- The School St. Charles Borromeo of Porto Prince, (Haiti) organizes a yearly outing at the beach for its 64 challenged students. The High School students who sponsor these children, the volunteers, teachers and the logistical staff, accompany them in their trip. This year they chose the first week of Easter for this event.

Commission for the Juridical Status of Women (CSW61) at the UNO

New York (USA), 04/17/2017, Sr. Laura Inés Niño.- In New York city, where the UNO (United Nations Organization) has its headquarters, the 61st session of the Commission for the Juridical Status of Women (CSW61) was held from March 13 - 24. Among the participants, there were nine Sisters from different Dominican Congregations and different countries: Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam, Mexico, Ireland, United States and Colombia. I, Hna. Laura Inés Niño Martínez, from Colombia, Province of Santafé was one of them.

Medellin: “Salas cunas” garden -milk drop-, the pioneer of the nurseries in Antioquia is 100 years old

Medellin (Colombia), 04/23/2017, Sr. Marta Luz Arango.- On May 17th 1917, the crèche "Salas Cunas Medellin", formerly called "Drop of Milk " opened its doors, in a "big house" near the “placita de Flores”, to working mothers (mostly laundresses at that time ) to receive to their children during the working day.

Bolivia: Alleluia! Christ is risen! Alleluia!

Chulumani Sud Yungas - La Paz (Bolivia), 04/17/2017, Sr. María Magdalena Rojas Hoyos.- In Villa Remedios, a Community, part of the Region of Chulumani Sud Yungas, La Paz, Bolivia, celebrated Easter Sunday, on April 16, in a fraternal gathering which included Civil Authorities, Education and Health Institutions, as well as, Catechists and their respective communities.

General Government’s Canonical Visit to the Province of Medellin -2

Medellín (Colombia), 04/21/2017, Sr. Ofelia Uribe.- With much joy, responsibility and good will, the Province of Medellín got prepared to receive the canonical visit of the General Government, from February 25 to April 5, 2017. The Provincial House looked festive with all the details of fraternity and the greetings from each Sister were the best expression of the willingness of each one to live this time of hope and generosity.

Guaimaca: Leading the Prevention of Cancer in the Relay for Life

Guaimaca (Honduras), marzo 2017, Hna. Teresa Maria Abelló.- The 7 students of the last year of high school of the Marie Poussepin Center of Guaimaca (C.M.P.), in their social educational work (TES), participated in the campaign "Relay for Life". Event of the American Cancer Society, which is held at the end of March each year. They researched on cancer and prepared themselves to train all the other students and staff of the Marie Poussepin Center on Friday 24th.

Canonical visit of the general government to Medellin

Medellin (Colombia), 04/13/2017, Sr. Ana Cecilia González Montoya.- Sr. Maria Escayola and the Sisters of the General Council made their visit to the Province of Medellin from February 24 to April 7, 2017.
 

Solidarity takes roots in Haiti

Port-au-Prince (Haiti), 04/11/17, Sr. Ana Patricia Londoño Flórez and team of the Marie Poussepin Pediatric Center.- How not to recognize that solidarity is taking root in Haiti? This was the question we asked ourselves on April 7, 2017, the sisters and volunteers who worked at the Marie Poussepin Pediatric Center (CPMP) in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), once the recreation activity and control of weight and height to the 12 children summoned.